Upholstery construction



July 29, 1941. A. M. BANK 2,251,104

UPHOLSTERY CONSTRUCTION Filed April 3, 1940 5 Sheets-Sheet l July 29, 1941. A. M. BANK 2,251,104

UPHOLSTERY CONSTRUCTION Filed April s, 1940 s sheets-sheet 2 C V e, A5 l 42 July 29, 1941. `A. M. BANK 2,251,104

UPHOLSTERY CONSTRUCTION I Filed April 3, 1940 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR M55?? M. Sn/ VK TTORNEY Patented July Z9, 1941 gaat UPHULSTERY CONSTRUCTON Albert M. Bank, Jersey City, N. J., assigner to Sylvia Bank, Jersey City, N. J.

Application April 3, 1949, Serial No. 327,599

6 Claims.

This invention relates to upholstery construction. It is particularly directed to a spring seat in which foundation springs are mounted on webbing fixed to a seat frame, and the like articles.

An object of this invention is to provide upholstery construction of the character described comprising a frame provided with webbing for supporting the foundation springs, and improved means to aid in supporting the webbing, provided with a take-up to permit regulation of the webbing.

A further object of this invention is to provide a neat, strong and durable upholstery construction o-f the character described, which shall be relatively inexpensive vto manufacture, easy to adjust, and yet practical and eiicient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention `accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplied in the construction hereinafter described,

and of which the scope of application will be in-Y dicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, inwhich is shown various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is `a top plan View of a spring cushion seat forming part of upholstery construction, embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the structure shown in Fig, 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on line B-G of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 1 1 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view of upholstery construction embodying the invention, and illustrating a modified form thereof;

Fig. 9 is a bottom plan View of upholstery .construction embodying the invention, and illustrating a further modified construction;

Fig. l0 is a bottom plan View of a sofa provided with an upholstery support embodying the invention, and illustrating a still further modified construction; and

Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken on line III- II of Fig. 10.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, I0

designates upholstery construction embodying the invention, here shown in the form of a spring cushion seat for an upholstery chair, or the like article. The same comprises a wooden seat frame I2 having rear and front walls I3 and I4, and side walls I5 and I6.

Attached to the underside of front andside walls I4, I5 andV I6 of the frame I2, by nails22 or in any other suitable manner, is a one piece webbing I1 made of Aburlap or the like material. The rear edgeof webbing I1 is folded back to form a sleeve I3 disposed parallel to and spaced from the rear wall I3. The folded back portionv of the webbing is stitched to the bodyof the webbing by Va line of stitching I9. g

The front end of the webbing I1 is folded underv about a rear folded line 29 and then'foldedrearwardly again about a folded line 2| to produce a portion of triple thickness.

Within the sleeve I8 is alongitudinal wire roely 16. Attached to the lower end of rear wall I3 are a plurality of spaced, angle shaped brackets 21. Interconnecting the brackets 21 with the rod 16 are a plurality of parallel coil tension springs 28 disposed in the plane of webbing I1 to tension the latter. The usual foundationk springs 30 are mounted on the webbing I1.

Means is provided to aid in supporting vthe webbing I1, and to prevent sagging thereof. kTo this end, there is-attached to the innerside of rear wall I3, at the middle thereof, a channel shaped bracket 40 having a vertical portion 4I contacting the inner surface of rear wall I3, and` parallel portions 42 and 43 extending from the upper and lower ends of portion y4I and contact ing the top and bottom edges of said rear Wall. Said portions 42 and 43 are formed with openings l to receive nails orv other fastening members for attaching bracket 40 tosaid front wall. Y.

Portion 4I of bracket 40 is provided with a pair of spaced, humped or offset portions 43 and 41. The lower offset portion 41 is formed with anl opening 48. Hinged to the upper offset portion 46 is a plate 50 having a slot 5I. adjacent its upper end through which said offset portion 45 passes. The plate 5t is formed with a pair of notches 52 at the opposite side edges thereof, forl the purpose hereinafter appearing. Said plate 50 is furthermore formed with, a central opening` 55 adjacent its lower edge.

Extending through the opening 43 in the offset portion 41 is the shank 56 of a takeeup screw 51. Said screw 51 has a head 59 disposed within said offset portion. Said shank 56 passes through the opening 55 in the plate 50. Screwed to the outer end of said shank is a Wing nut 60. A washer 6I may be interposed between the nut and the plate 50. The purpose of the plate and take-up screw 51 will be described hereinafter.

Attached to the upper edge of front wall I4 are a pair of spaced metal straps 62, symmetrically disposed with respect to the middle of the frame. Each strap 62 may be attached to the front wall I4 by a nail 63 passing through an opening in said strap. Disposed beneath the webbing is a web supporting member 'IH preferably made of a single piece of wire. The same comprises a pair of crossing inclined arms II interconnected at their front ends by an interconnecting portion 'l2. The arms 'II are disposed beneath the webbing I'I and engage within the notches 52 of plate, the interconnecting portion 'I2 contacting the rear surface of said plate.

The arms II are formed at their rear ends, with upwardly extending humped or offset portionsf I5 passing through registering openings or slots in the triple thickness portion of the webbing I1. Interconnecting the offset portions I5 with the straps 62 are coil tension springs 16a. Washers Il may be received on the humped portions '15 contacting the top surface of the webbing.

ItV will now be understood that the wire member- I interconnects the strap 62 with the plate 60, the plate 50 is pivoted about its upper hinged end in a counter-clockwise direction, looking at Fig. 5 of thedrawings, to exert a pull on member 'I0 to the right, to further tension springs 76a.

In Fig. 8 there is shown upholstery construction IUa embodying the invention, similar to the construction I0, with the exception that two auxiliary supports 80 are provided for the webbing I1, each similar to the webbing support shown in Figs. l to 7 of the drawings, with the further exception however that the arms 8l of said units are curved instead of being substantially straight, as are arms 'II of member 10. The arms 8| may be produced by first bending the arms outwardly at points somewhat spaced fromcthe `portion 82 which interconnects said arms. The outer ends Yof the outwardly bent arms are then flexed inwardly and pushed through the openings in the webbing I'I for engagement with the springs 16a. The inward flexing of the arms curves the arms to give some take-up during `flexing of the webbing, so as to prevent ripping of the openings in the webbing through which the humped portions 'I5 pass.

In Fig. 9 there is shown upholstery construction IIlb, similar to theconstruction I0, with the exceptionr that the arms 85 of the auxiliary webbing Support 86 Aare not crossed but divergeout- Wardly, and arer sinuous in shape, and are attached atI theouter ends thereof, as at 81, ,directly to the underside of the front frame wall I4. In Figs. 1Q and 11 the auxiliary supports for the webbing II `of a sofa Aor other upholstered chair, comprise a plurality of units 90, each consisting of an elongated metal bar 9| connected by wire loop 92l to the pivot plate 5D, similar to the plate 50 of Figs. 1 to 7, and provided with .take-up means, as shown in said figures. The bar 9| has a turned over sleeve 94 at one end to receive one end of the loop 92. At the other end of bar 9| is a slot 96 through which an anchor member 91 is passed, said anchor passing through an opening in the webbing I'l and being connected by a coil tension spring Si! to the front wall I4 of the frame. As shown in Figs. 5 and 7, a strip of lining material IIa may be attached at one edge to the rear end of the webbing I 1, and at its other edge to the upper edge of rear wall I3 to cover the space between the webbing and the rear wall and to overlie the springs 28.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In rupholstery construction, a frame, webbeing attached to the underside of the frame, a member hinged to a wall of said frame, screw threaded means for swinging said hinged member about its pivotal point, a member contacting the underside of the webbing and having crossing r arms, and an interconnecting portion engaging bing attached to the underside of the frame, a

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bracket attached to a wall of the frame, and having a portion contacting the inner surface of said wall, and portions contacting the upper and lower edges of said wall, the portion which contacts the inner surface of the wall being formed Llll with upper and lower offsets, a plate having a slot through which the upper offset passes, the lower offset being formed with an opening, a screw having a shank passing through the opening in the lower offset, said screw having a head within said offset,Y said plate being formed with an opening adjacent its lower edge through which the shank of the screw passes, a nut on said shank, said plate being formed with a pair of notches at the opposite edges thereof, a member made of a single piece of wire having arms, and

l ber about its pivotal point, a member contacting the underside of the webbing and having crossing arms, and an interconnecting portion engaging said hinged member, and spring means to inter connect the free ends of said arms to the upper portion of an opposite wall of said frame, said arms being curved.

4. In upholstery construction, a frame, webbing attached to the underside of the frame, a member hinged to a wall of the frame, means for swinging said hinged member about its pivotal point, a member contacting the underside of the webbing and comprising a pair of arms, and a portion interconnecting said arms, the interconnecting portion of said member engaging said hinged member, and spring means to interconnect the free ends of said arms to the upper portion of an opposite wall of said frame.

5. In upholstery construction, a frame, a bracket xed to a Wall of said frame and being formed with a pair of offset portions, a plate having a slot receiving the upper oiset portion and being formed with an opening adjacent its lower edge, the lower oiset portion being formed with an opening, a screw having a shank passing through said opening in the lower offset portion, and a head within said lower offset portion, said shank passing through the opening in said plate, a nut on said shank, said plate having notches in the side edges thereof, a member made of a single piece of wire having arms interconnected at one end, the interconnecting portion of said member contacting the inner surface of said plate, and portions of said arms passing through said notches, and means to connect said arms to an opposite wall of said frame.

6. In upholstery construction, a frame, webbing attached to the underside of the frame, a member pivoted adjacent its upper end to the inner side of a wall of said frame, means engaging a portion of said member below its pivotal point, for swinging said member toward the wall of said frame, said member having notches on opposite sides thereof, and a member made of a single piece of wire having arms, and a portion interconnecting said arms, said arms passing through said notches, and the intercon-l necting portion engaging said pivoted member, and means to connect said arms to an opposite Wall of the frame, said arms contacting the underside of said webbing.

ALBERT M. BANK. 

